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Agenda: Unconventional gas extraction and public health

The recent coal bed methane gas development proposals in Scotland, with possibilities of related extensive fracking looming in the Central Belt, present many challenges for Scotland and raise questions about sustainability and energy policies, economic growth and public health. So says Professor Andrew Watterson, writing for The Herald.

Professor Andrew Watterson is director of the Centre for Public Health and Population Health Research at the University of Stirling.